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In terms of the presidential declaration, the national flag will fly at half-mast from Saturday until Sunday night.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared the funeral of Queen Noloyiso Sandile Special Official Funeral Category 1.

“The president wishes the royal household and the AmaRharhabe well as they prepare to bid farewell to a formidable leader and beloved queen,” Ramaphosa's spokesperson Khusela Diko said in a statement on Friday night.Other royals in the province have also died from or contracted the virus.Royal spokesperson Nkosi Xhanti Sigcawu said the queen’s funeral would fall in line with Covid-19 regulations.According to AmaRharhabe tradition, a successor is named on the day of the funeral.

 

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